Saturday, June 22, 2019

Randal Grichuk was 3-4 with 3RBI and a run scored in a losing effort as the Red Sox came from behind to knock off the Blue Jays 7-5 in 10 innings

And so begins another battle between the mighty Red Sox and the not so mighty Blue Jays. Cavan Biggio got the day off and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. served as the DH. Billy McKinney played 1st base tonight. Trent Thornton came into this one coming off a strong performance his last start. Could the Blue Jays steal a win in Boston? Here is tonight's game recap.Game Highlights:

The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the top of the 1st as Freddy Galvis singled home Teoscar Hernandez and Eric Sogard

The Blue Jays added two more runs in the top of the 3rd as Randal Grichuk smacked a 2-run shot over the green monster in left also scoring Hernandez

The Red Sox got one back in the bottom of the 3rd as Andrew Benintendi scored on a sac fly by Brock Holt

The Red Sox tied the game in the bottom of the 8th as Rafael Devers singled scoring Jackie Bradley Jr.

The Red Sox won it in the bottom of the 10th on a walk-off 2-run HR to right-center by Christian Vazquez that also scored Marco Hernandez

Final score: Red Sox 7 Blue Jays 5

My Take:

Trent Thornton was solid against a tough Red Sox lineup, allowing a pair of runs on 8 hits and a walk while striking out 7 over 6.1 innings. The young rookie right-hander has really improved since the beginning of the season, and now it looks like he'll be a lock in the rotation for the next several seasons

The Blue Jays got to Chris Sale early, striking for 4 runs on 2 hits, a pair of walks and a pair of errors in the 1st and 3rd innings

After the 5th inning, the Blue Jays had just 2 hits and 3 walks

Blue Jays relievers had a rough night, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and a walk over 3.1 innings. All 4 relievers allowed at least one run

I am a graduate from SFU with a major in psychology and a minor in Health Sciences. I am a huge advocate for children w/ Special Needs. I'm a huge Canucks fan. As well I love watching baseball in the summer. I have an 8-year-old Havanese-Shih Tzu